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The FBI is claiming to have foiled a sophisticated Iran-sponsored terror plot, in which a Pakistani was attempting to hire hitmen to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil. But the court records show that the “hitmen” were, in fact, undercover FBI agents. The case looks similar to the supposed 2022 Iran plot to kill former national security adviser John Bolton. In that case, the FBI claimed that a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps–Qods Force tried assassinating Bolton—but the Iranian was never confirmed to be an IRGC-QF member, and the “assassin” he was trying to hire was an...

JetBlue and American Airlines are ending an agreement that allowed travelers to add connections to their itinerary on each other's aircraft, as well as a frequent flyer program agreement. JetBlue travelers can no longer earn miles on AA-operated flights.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha are visiting Las Vegas after stopping in South Dakota on a family trip. A spokeswoman for McCarran International Airport confirmed that the first lady was expected to arrive in Las Vegas Wednesday night.

NEW YORK (WPIX) - Sen. Charles Schumer is sponsoring the first ever legislation to protect consumers' frequent flyer miles. Schumer urged the Department of Transportation Sunday to do a better job of notifying travelers about pending termination of their frequent flyer accounts, or the miles they have accumulated. At present, your account can be terminated and miles can be deemed canceled or expired with seemingly little or no notice from an airline, he said. "As the holiday travel season approaches, we cannot let airlines and credit card companies continue to fly off with hard-earned, frequent flyer miles," Schumer said. He...

Who will cheer loudest when frequent-flyer miles celebrate their 25th birthday? THE mania began in 1981, when American Airlines launched AAdvantage, the world's first mileage-based frequent-flyer programme, to encourage customer loyalty. Today more than 130 airlines issue miles, and according to Randy Petersen, the founder of InsideFlyer magazine, 163m people around the globe collect miles of some sort. Indeed, calculations by The Economist in January 2005 suggested that the total stock of unredeemed miles was worth more than all the dollar bills in circulation. The record for the biggest individual account is 25m miles (enough to fly from London to...

The USO is providing American Airlines AAdvantage® members with the opportunity to purchase a USO Care Package that will be sent to the troops this holiday season. By participating in "Operation USO Care Package," AAdvantage members will earn AAdvantage miles when they send these needed reminders of home to America's men and women in uniform who are deployed overseas. Hundreds of thousands of service members around the world will be separated from their families during the holidays. Because of heightened security, individuals can no longer send letters and packages addressed 'Deliver to Any Service Member.' Approved and endorsed by the...

Show your support for our brave military in yet another meaningful way. Donate your frequent flyer miles to pay for round-trip airfare for our troops returning back to US soil for R&R or emergency leave. United Airlines is one of the participating airlines: http://www.united.com/press/detail/0,1442,51434,00.html Go here for complete details: http://www.heromiles.org Pass it on... :)